Post on 28-Dec-2015
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Smoking
Hazardous to Your
Health
The FactsSmoking:
Is addictive – more than heroine or cocaine Makes your clothes, hair and breath smell Turns your teeth and fingers yellow Increases risk of stroke and heart attack Increases risk of developing diabetes Is the most common cause of lung, throat and
mouth cancer
(Website Source: http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=240&np=158&id=2099)
Australian Statistics in 2009 30% of men and 27% of women are smokers Average 18 cigarettes a day By the age of 15, 25% of boys and 28% of girls are smokers
(source: www.smokingstatistics.org) Smoking causes 80% of all drug related deaths
(Source: www.cyh.com)
Some Reasons: Young people are attracted to the image:
There friends are smoke Family are smoke Cultural Influences
Source: Children Youth and Women’s Health Service
Over 4000 Chemicals!!!!(60 of which are carcinogenic)
Source: www.willwilliams.co.uk/common-issues/smoking/whats-in-a-cigarette)
(Website Source: www.quitsmokingpainlesslynow.com/.../
Website Source: http://www.kaheel7.com/eng/index.php/health-a-medicine/80-smoking-the-21st-epidemic-disease
Answer the following:
• Who is the audience?
• What is the campaign trying to say?
• How does they make you feel?
• Do you think the message is clear and effective?
Your Task: Design your own anti-smoking campaign. Choose your audience (peers, parents,
friends, smokers in general) Choose your media Consider which emotions you are targeting
(fear, guilt, shock) Think about the main message of your
campaign.
There’s hope……
People can and do quit smoking
But, it won’t be easy because smoking is an addiction.
Final Task To compile a resource kit for your
target audience to assist them to quit smoking.
Include things such as information, tips and strategies, support groups, help lines.